Rethinking Energy Policy for a Resilient West Africa

How regional cooperation, gas transition strategies, and renewable investment could re-shape energy security across ECOWAS.

In recent months, debates within Ghanaian and broader West African policy circles have shifted decisively toward the questions raised in this piece. Practitioners across government, academia and civil society are calling for a more deliberate framework — one that takes both global pressures and local realities seriously.

A new chapter

The challenge ahead is not merely technical. It is institutional and political, and it requires the kind of coordinated, professional engagement that this forum was created to enable.